Student
Government
History
THE BEGINNING
1902: Student’s Association Established
1938: John Connally, 39th Governor of Texas, elected Student Body President
1967: Lloyd Doggett, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 25th Congressional Districts, elected Student Body President
THE ACTIVIST YEARS
1971: Student’s Association renamed Student Government
1975: Carol Crabtree elected as first female Student Body President
1976: Student Government renamed Student’s Association
1978: Robert Alonzo elected as first Latino Student Body President, Student’s Association abolished through a student referendum
THE “NEW” YEARS
1983: Students’ Association reinstated through Senior Cabinet of College Councils resolution and Student Referendum
1993: Toni Luckett elected as first African-American Student Body President
FRAGMENTATION
1996: Student’s Association renamed Student Government through referendum once again
2002: Katie Ogden and Stacey Kounelias, elected First female President and Vice President of UTSG
2003: Online voting introduced to campus-wide elections
2008: Student Government ticket system eliminated from students elections
2010: February 2010 Referendum passed with 93.53% in favor to reform SG
Student Government reform task force created
2011: January of 2011, UTSG moves to its new location, SAC 2.102
PRESENT DAY



